Captain Milton Karisa scored the lone goal to guide the Cranes to the victory on a cold and rainy night at the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba at the ongoing tournament in Algeria.
Uganda stunned ten-man Senegal 1-0 at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the knock-out stages of the competition.
Captain Milton Karisa scored the lone goal to guide the Cranes to the victory on a cold and rainy night at the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba at the ongoing tournament in Algeria.
Teranga Lions will rue thier missed opportunities as Cheikh Sidibe fluffed a penalty before Karisa pounced to net what turned out to be the winner for Uganda.
Senegal's hopes of restoring parity were dashed in the 83rd minute when substitute Libasse Ngom was sent off for a serious foul, giving Uganda the numerical advantage to hold on to secure the win against the West African giants.
The Uganda defenders were resolute since the start of the game as the Senegalese attackers launched a series of attacks on their goal area before Karisa scored against the run of play.
The Vipers forward connected to a Kenneth Semakula pass to make an impressive tap-in past Senegal goalkeeper Pape Sy to send the Ugandan camp into celebrations in the 33rd minute.
The celebrations were called for after a dramatic half hour that saw Milutin Sredojevic’s side survive four Senegalese attempts to score that had the Ugandans on their toes soaking in all the pressure before surging forward to score.